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Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion on Monday (Jan. 31) said the de-escalation to Alert Level 2 of the National Capital Region and other areas in the Philippines can lead the way to reviving the economy.

ADDIS ABABA - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,760,599 cases as of Sunday (Jan. 30) evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

SINGAPORE - U.S. travel nurses now earn higher salaries than doctors as the spread of Omicron drives up demand, a Singaporean newspaper reported.

MANILA – The de-escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) from Alert Level 3 to the less stringent Alert Level 2 starting Feb. 1 is a sign that the public observed health protocols and other guidelines to contain the COVID-19 surge, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday, Jan. 30.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has placed the National Capital Region and seven other provinces under Alert Level 2 beginning Tuesday, Feb. 1.

The National Capital Region (NCR), Cavite, and Rizal are now classified under moderate risk, the OCTA Research Group said on Sunday, Jan. 30.